Handel's Messiah is neither a sacred work nor a Christmas piece. It is a secular "entertainment" (as it was known in the day) on a sacred theme, and as such it's perfectly splendid at any time of year. In this very long (sorry!) talk, I consider more than two dozen recordings alongside some general remarks about what makes the piece so special.
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